WALVIS BAY, 15 October 2026 - The Municipality of Walvis Bay has installed 113 off-grid solar-powered streetlights at Farm 37 Portion 10 at a cost of N$6.1 million. (Photo contributed)

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, pictured with the Russian Ambassador, along with the Congo ambassador, Lauria Nguele Makoulet, while touring exhibitors’ stalls at the inaugural Diplomatic Corps Fair in Windhoek on Friday. (Photo by Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Pictured seated, from left, are Dean and Ambassador of the Republic of Congo, Lauria Nguele Makoulet; Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi; and Acting Executive Director in the Ministry, Julia Imene Chanduru, at the inaugural Diplomatic Corps Fair underway in Windhoek, attended by regional governors and community members. (Photo by Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with the beneficiaries of the prefabricated houses that she sponsored, from left Johana Kambwela from Kilimanjaro, and Menesia Ngunovandu (right), from 8ste Laan (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2026 - The Roads Authority (RA) says no road project has been abandoned and outstanding sections of ongoing projects will continue, subject to annual funding availability. RA chief executive officer Mbahupu Hippy Tjivikua issued the notice on Friday after road users, regional councils and communities raised concerns about the pace of road construction. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Deputy Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Theresia Brandt. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - European Union Ambassador to Namibia, Anna Beatriz Martins. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Participants pictured during the Roundtable on Trade, Investment and Decent Work at Hilton Hotel on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

(261017) -- AMMAN, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors browse the Chinese Embassy's pavilions during the 62nd Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 17, 2026. The Chinese Embassy's pavilions at the 62nd Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar in Amman drew crowds of visitors on Saturday, offering a taste of Chinese culture through traditional food, handicrafts and other cultural products. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

(261017) -- AMMAN, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Princess Basma bint Talal (3rd, R) tours the Chinese Embassy's pavilions during the 62nd Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 17, 2026. The Chinese Embassy's pavilions at the 62nd Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar in Amman drew crowds of visitors on Saturday, offering a taste of Chinese culture through traditional food, handicrafts and other cultural products. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A demonstrator argues with an anti-riot police officer during a protest in front of National Museum against a government order to remove works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process in Bogota on October 17, 2026. Colombia's new right-wing government has ordered one of the country's top museums to remove dozens of works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process, sparking condemnation from visitors. (Photo by Sebastian BARROS / AFP)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Leftist political leader Maria Jose Pizarro (R), daugther of late leftist leader Carlos Pizarro, who was assassinated in 1990, speaks to demonstrators during a protest in front of National Museum against a government order to remove works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process in Bogota on October 17, 2026. Colombia's new right-wing government has ordered one of the country's top museums to remove dozens of works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process, sparking condemnation from visitors. (Photo by Sebastian BARROS / AFP)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Demonstrators hold pictures of late leftist leader Carlos Pizarro, who was assassinated in 1990, during a protest in front of National Museum against a government order to remove works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process in Bogota on October 17, 2026. Colombia's new right-wing government has ordered one of the country's top museums to remove dozens of works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process, sparking condemnation from visitors. (Photo by Sebastian BARROS / AFP)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A man holds a picture of late leftist leader Bernardo Jaramillo, who was assassinated in 1990, during a protest in front of National Museum against a government order to remove works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process in Bogota on October 17, 2026. Colombia's new right-wing government has ordered one of the country's top museums to remove dozens of works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process, sparking condemnation from visitors. (Photo by Sebastian BARROS / AFP)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A man holds a picture of late leftist leader Bernardo Jaramillo, who was assassinated in 1990, during a protest in front of National Museum against a government order to remove works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process in Bogota on October 17, 2026. Colombia's new right-wing government has ordered one of the country's top museums to remove dozens of works alluding to LGBTQ rights and the country's peace process, sparking condemnation from visitors. (Photo by Sebastian BARROS / AFP)

People pay their respects at a memorial site outside of Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 17, 2026. Three children and one teacher were shot dead at an elementary school on October 15 in the northwestern US state of Oregon, police said, adding that the assailant was a 16-year-old who was killed by an armed bystander. (Photo by Payton Bruni / AFP)